This paper is based on the premise that if CARICOM’s agricultural sector in general, and more specifically the export … competitiveness, through the exploration of the theoretical and empirical dimensions of the concept within the context of CARICOM … (CMS) analyses. Findings suggest that CARICOM, over the period 1991-2004, has generally not been competitive in the US …

This paper investigates the determinants of intra-CARICOM bilateral trade and the CARICOM member's trade with the North … through 1996. Overall, the empirical results indicate that the gravity model has considerable potential to explain intra-CARICOM … bilateral trade as well as trade between CARICOM members and non-members. The evidence suggests that both the importer's GDP per …